2026 Annual Princeton NextG Symposium
May 7, 2026
Friend Center
Convocation Room (113)
35 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
The annual Princeton NextG symposium will again bring together researchers from disparate fields that are pushing the frontiers to address the foundational challenges in next-generation networks across end-to-end systems. Experts from industry, academia and government will gather to discuss the future of wireless technologies at the Princeton University campus on May 7, 2026. The event is hosted by Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science’s NextG initiative, which is harnessing the engineering school’s breadth of expertise in wireless and network technologies to create high-impact solutions that benefit society.
The event is open to all members of the Princeton community, members of the NextG Capital Corporate Program, and invited visitors. If you are not in these groups but would like to attend, please contact nextg@princeton.edu. Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University Senior Director of Technology, Qualcomm Inventive Science, AT&T AI-RAN and 6G Developer Relations, NVIDIA Senior Director of Network Infrastructure Planning and Standards, Verizon Wireless Department Head, Radio Systems USA, Nokia Principle Engineer, Samsung Research America Partner, Hogan Lovells Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science. Anthony H.P. Lee ’79 P11 P14 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Technical Advisor, Ericsson Inc. Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies-Admissions, Princeton University Computer Science Former – CTO, American Tower Corporation Vice President of Technology, Qualcomm Tech Policy Clinic Lead, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University Professor of ECE and Physics, Duke University; co-Founder and Chief Scientist, IonQ Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Distinguished visitor, Princeton’s Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, ex-director of the CHIPS Program Office (CPO) , US Department of Commerce Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University Principal Research Scientist & Manager, IBM Research The Princeton-Mercer Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau lists major hotel and conference centers, boutique hotels, inns, resorts and bed and breakfasts near campus. We highly recommend the Nassau Inn or the Graduate Hotel. Visitor parking is available at the Stadium Drive Garage. You may register your vehicle on the day of the event using the following link: https://vpermit.com/princeton/ClaimableEvents/Claim?code=VISITOR%20PARKING. Alternatively, you can register upon arrival at the garage by pulling a ticket to open the gates, then scanning the QR code with your smartphone and following the prompts. Select the date and time of your visit (the system will default to the current date), enter your email address and vehicle information (issuing state and license plate number), and click “Add,” then “Register.” A confirmation will be sent to your email. After parking, it is approximately a 16-minute (0.7 mile) walk to Friend Center. You may also take the campus shuttle, which stops right outside the garage. Take Route 4 or Route 5 and exit at McCosh Walk on Washington Road, then it is a short 5-minute walk to Friend Center. Additionally, in , search for your destination, select directions from your current or desired start location, then select the transit icon to view available TigerTransit trips. Additionally, in , search for your destination, select directions from your current or desired start location, then select the transit icon to view available TigerTransit trips.
2026 Registration
2026 Symposium Speakers, Presenters, and Panelists (More speakers are being added weekly, please continue to watch this space)
Sanjeev Arora
Bhushan Asuri
Ioannis Broustis
Kuntal Chowdhury
Edward Diaz
Jinfeng Du
Emad Farag
Ari Fitzgerald
Yasaman Ghasempour
Andrew Houck
Ali Khayrallah
Zachary Kincaid
Ed Knapp
Ozge Koymen
Mihir Kshirsagar
Prateek Mittal
Chris Monroe
Barry P. Rand
Arielle Roth
Mike Schmidt
Kaushik Sengupta
Alberto Valdes-Garcia
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